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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Moffitsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moffitsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Moffitsville:
    • 44.638807, -73.755568
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Moffitsville
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Moffitsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Moffitsville.

Within New York, the name Moffitsville is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Moffitsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Moffitsville is located in Anderson County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Moffitsville that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Moffitsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moffitsville ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Beartown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Clinton County
  • Hawkeye
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Hawkeye is located in Clinton County
  • High Bank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank
    • High Bank is located in Clinton County
  • Lyon Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Purdys Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Mill
    • Purdys Mill is located in Clinton County
  • Riverview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Clinton County
  • Russia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Russia is located in Clinton County
  • Stevens Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Landing
    • Stevens Landing is located in Clinton County
  • Sugarbush
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush
    • Sugarbush is located in Franklin County
  • Swastika
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swastika have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swastika
    • Swastika is located in Clinton County
  • Two Brooks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Brooks
    • Two Brooks is located in Franklin County
  • Union Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
    • Union Falls is located in Clinton County

How Far From Moffitsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moffitsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moffitsville and extending to:

  • Plattsburgh, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moffitsville to Plattsburgh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,123 miles [6,635.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moffitsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moffitsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moffitsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6388, Longitude: -73.7556    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Moffitsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.298 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.438 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.682 degrees.









 

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